GHANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AUTHORITY ACT, 2016 ACT 298

(1) There is established by this Act a body corporate with perpetual succession to be known as the Ghana Geological Survey Authority. (2) For the performance of its functions, the Authority may acquire and hold movable and immovable property, dispose of property and enter into a contract or any other transaction with the approval of the sector Minister. (3) Where there is hindrance to the acquisition of property, the property may be acquired for the Authority under the State Lands Act 1962 (Act 125) and the cost shall be borne by the Authority

2. The objects of the Authority are to: (a) carry out systematic geological mapping, assess, monitor and evaluate geological hazards and risks, collect geoscientific · data, manage and disseminate geoscientific information; (b) promote the search for, and exploitation of, minerals in the Republic, undertake research in the field of geoscience and furnish specialised geoscientific services; (c) conduct research into matters of importance for the exploration, exploitation and protection of the nation's geological and geoscientific natural resources; and (d) conduct site, foundation or geotechnical investigations and issue reports as pre-requisites for major construction projects in the country.